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Hokko Chemical expects about ¥300mn in special loss for its Okayama wastewater leak and keeps full-year guidance, helped by a ¥237mn securities gain; a further ¥500mn of drainage rebuilding is planned over about two years and is excluded.
Hokko Chemical says degraded concrete at one Okayama synthesis plant and a cracked buried pipe at another are suspected sources of July's benzene wastewater leak, with groundwater countermeasure construction targeted for completion by around March 2027.
A cracked lining in a wastewater pit let benzene, toluene and xylene escape near Hokko Chemical's Okayama plant, and the company has idled two synthesis units while regulators bar access to the coastal site.
Current holdings disclosed by tracked funds.
| Fund | NAV weight | Holdings as of |
|---|---|---|
| NEXT FUNDS TOPIX-17 RAW MATERIALS & CHEMICALS ETF | 0.05% | 30 Sept 2026 |
| WisdomTree Japan SmallCap Dividend Fund | 0.04% | 28 Oct 2026 |
| Strategic Shareholding Disposal Promotion ETF | 0.03% | 29 Oct 2026 |
| The Japanese Small Company Series | 0.03% | 31 Jul 2026 |
| PBR Improvement over 1x ETF | 0.02% | 29 Oct 2026 |
| SMT ETF Carbon Efficient Index Japan Equity | 0.01% | 29 Oct 2026 |
| NZAM ETF TOPIX Ex-Financials | 0.01% | 29 Oct 2026 |
| NZAM ETF S&P/JPX Carbon Efficient Index | 0% | 29 Oct 2026 |
| Nissay ETF TOPIX (Quarterly settlement type) | 0% | 29 Oct 2026 |
| SMDAM TOPIX ETF | 0% | 29 Oct 2026 |
| NZAM ETF TOPIX | 0% | 29 Oct 2026 |
| NEXT FUNDS TOPIX Exchange Traded Fund | 0% | 30 Sept 2026 |
| iFreeETF TOPIX (Quarterly Dividend Type) **** | 0% | 29 Oct 2026 |
| Listed Index Fund TOPIX **** | 0% | 29 Oct 2026 |
| MAXIS TOPIX ETF | 0% | 29 Oct 2026 |
| iFreeETF TOPIX (Yearly Dividend Type) **** | 0% | 29 Oct 2026 |
| One ETF TOPIX | 0% | 29 Oct 2026 |
| Listed Index Fund TOPIX Ex-Financials **** | 0% | 29 Oct 2026 |
| iShares Core TOPIX ETF | 0% | 29 Oct 2026 |